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Happy Birthday US Marine Corps 2019!

Posted on November 10, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Semper fidelis to all who served in Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children and everyone who loves someone who did!! In honor of the Marine Corps, 244 years after it was formed, according to tradition, at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia on November … Continue reading →

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A Humble Path Past Conflict

Posted on November 2, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Part of living a life with more gratitude might include less fight and conflict and greater humility. Poem #2 for this season of thankfulness: A Humble Path Past Conflict by Michael Romani With gratitude not as demanding Toward the God … Continue reading →

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First Principles: We Are As A People Opposed To Secret Societies, To Secret Oaths and To Secret Proceedings

Posted on November 2, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The very word ‘secrecy’ is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret proceedings.” – John F. Kennedy President Kennedy would be ashamed … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: There Is Only One Race, The Human Race – And We Are All Members of It

Posted on October 29, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one ‘race’ – the human race – and that we are all members of it.” – Margaret Atwood

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Taken Path

Posted on October 22, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Halloween Poem #22: Taken Path by Michael Romani Even we who make our own heaven and hell Cannot evade that most singular of details That the chosen Wolf of God is our prophecy A singular enemy that is our owned … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: People Forget What You Said and Did but Not How You Make Them Feel

Posted on October 19, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou

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Thought For the Day: The World Is Dangerous Not Because of Evil People but Because of People Not Doing Anything About It

Posted on October 18, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” – Albert Einstein

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First Principles: Neither the Wisest Constitution Nor the Wisest Laws Will Secure the Liberty and Happiness of A People Whose Manners Are Universally Corrupt

Posted on October 2, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt.” – Samuel Adams (1749)

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Thought For the Day: The Soldier, Above All Others, Prays For Peace

Posted on September 24, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.” – Douglas MacArthur

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First Principles: People and Nations Are Forged In the Fires of Adversity

Posted on September 16, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“People and nations are forged in the fires of adversity.” – John Adams

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